1962-2016

Martin Crowe dies aged 53

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04:29Chappell: Martin put a lot back into the game

EDITOR'S PICKS

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  Magnificent Martin and jaunty Jack

  • Andy Zaltzman remembers the great NZ batsman. And looks at Test records that have stood for 94 years and two months

• How T20 has juiced fielding

  • The format has forced players to become more athletic, and created a whole world of fielding-specific data for coaches to study
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  What my time with the PSL taught me

  • Ahmer Naqvi: Watching a cricket tournament from behind the scenes can teach you a lot

• Who will rain on Dhoni's parade?

  • Mark Nicholas: Australia, England and South Africa can pose some threats, but the hosts are favourites
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  Martin the invincible

  • Gideon Haigh: At the crease Crowe was elegant and imposing. Off it, he was alive, always in the moment, and possessed of a desire to learn

• Christchurch, five years on

  • On the Road: How the city is coping after being shaken by the 2011 earthquake, and what it meant to host McCullum's farewell Test
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  Frankly yours, Dale Steyn

  • The Cricket Monthly: The world's best fast bowler opens up
  • TCM March issue

• Old dogs, new format

  • World T20 top five: Veterans who were surprise hits at the biggest show in international T20
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  What makes Pakistan's left-armers a handful

  • Aakash Chopra: Apart from creating awkward angles to right-hand batsmen, Amir, Wahab and Irfan each manage to pose questions with their distinctive skills

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• THE CRICKET MONTHLY

• • Former NZ captain suffered lymphoma
  • Haigh: Martin the invincible
  • Tributes - 'The best I ever bowled against'
  • Timeline - Many colours of Crowe
  • Stats - What made Crowe so good
  • A friend of ESPNcricinfo
  • Fanfare - A fantasy come true
  • The best of Crowe on ESPNcricinfo

• WORLD T20 2016

  PCB threatens pulling out of World T20

  

  • Board wants public statement from India guaranteeing security

• INDIA V UAE, ASIA CUP, MIRPUR

  India crush UAE for their biggest T20I win

  

  • SCORECARD
  • Report - India's slate clean
  • Dhoni happy with rejuvenated Bhuvneshwar
  • Plays - Bhuvneshwar returns with 12 dots
  • Can play this team in all conditions - Dhoni
  • Match in pics - UAE kept to 81
  • Points table

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• SA V AUS, 1ST T20, DURBAN

  Uncertain Australia next target for SA

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  • Preview - Steyn to return; Khawaja and Watson could open
  • Du Plessis wants to follow McCullum's lead

• PAK V SL, ASIA CUP 2016

  SL, Pakistan look to mend batting chinks

  

  • Preview - Dead rubber a chance to test bench strength

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• BAN V PAK, ASIA CUP, MIRPUR

  Taskin excels as both enforcer and container

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  • Isam: Pacer filled Mustafizur void
  • Shakib reprimanded for stump strike
  • SCORECARD
  • Report - Bangladesh make Asia Cup final
  • Mahmudullah gains redemption for 2012
  • Coach Waqar laments 'sad story' exit

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  • Smith, Australia seek WT20 directions
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VIDEOS

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  IND V UAE, ASIA CUP 2016

  We can play with this team in all conditions - Dhoni

  MS Dhoni feels his T20I side has the right combination and balance to play in all conditions around the world
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  MARTIN CROWE 1962-2016

  Martin Crowe - A friend of ESPNcricinfo

  Martin Crowe was more than just a writing contributor to ESPNcricinfo. Even when he had become visibly ill, his wit and sense of humour remained as sharp as ever
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  INDIA NEWS

  From BCCI's side, it's on in Dharamsala -Thakur

  BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur says that the India-Pakistan match will be played as scheduled in Dharamsala, and that political differences shouldn't interfere with the World T20
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  NEW ZEALAND CRICKET

  Chappell: Martin put a lot back into the game

  Ian Chappell pays tribute to Martin Crowe the cricketer, the thinker, the writer and the person